Elton, United Kingdom, Feb 18, 2026 (AFP) - UK manufacturers struggle under sky-high energy bills

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2026-02-18

Molten glass drops through chutes before being blown into bottles at manufacturer Encirc's northwest England plant, where intensive operations are under strain from exorbitant energy prices weighing on Britain's heavy industry. "We're paying a lot more energy costs than our European competitors," said Oliver Harry, head of corporate affairs at Encirc, which makes over a third of the UK's glass bottles. Britain has some of the highest energy price......

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